1999 Family Circle Cup

1999 Family Circle Cup
DateMarch 29 – April 4
Edition27th
CategoryTier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$1,000,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, SC, US
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Attendance102,743 [1]
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Doubles
Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Czech Republic Jana Novotná

The 1999 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from March 29 through April 4, 1999. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated Russia Anna Kournikova, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Hingis' 6th title of the year and the 45th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Austria Barbara Schett / Switzerland Patty Schnyder, 6–1, 6–4

Entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank Seed
 SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
USA Monica Seles 3 2
CZE Jana Novotná 4 3
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 4
RSA Amanda Coetzer 9 5
 SUI Patty Schnyder 13 6
RUS Anna Kournikova 20 7
FRA Amélie Mauresmo 14 8
ROU Irina Spîrlea 15 9
ESP Conchita Martínez 18 10
BLR Natasha Zvereva 17 11
AUT Barbara Schett 19 12
ITA Silvia Farina 25 13
RUS Elena Likhovtseva 22 14
ESP Magüi Serna 24 15
SVK Henrieta Nagyová 26 16

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

References

  1. ^ Daniel Kaplan (March 13, 2000). "After 28 years, Family Circle moving to a new $9M home". SportsBusiness Daily. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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